### Method

# Gio Action change_state

since: 2.30

#### Declaration [src]

    void
    g_action_change_state (
      GAction* action,
      GVariant* value
    )

#### Description [src]

Request for the state of `action` to be changed to `value`.

The action must be stateful and `value` must be of the correct type. See `g_action_get_state_type()`.

This call merely requests a change. The action may refuse to change its state or may change its state to something other than `value`. See `g_action_get_state_hint()`.

If the `value` `GVariant` is floating, it is consumed.

Available since: 2.30

#### Parameters

`value`

  Type: `GVariant`

  The new state.

  The data is owned by the caller of the method.